Security News > 2022 > October > Over 45,000 VMware ESXi servers just reached end-of-life
Over 45,000 VMware ESXi servers inventoried by Lansweeper just reached end-of-life, with VMware no longer providing software and security updates unless companies purchase an extended support contract.
As of October 15, 2022, VMware ESXi 6.5 and VMware ESXi 6.7 reached end-of-life and will only receive technical support but no security updates, putting the software at risk of vulnerabilities.
The company analyzed data from 6,000 customers and found 79,000 installed VMware ESXi servers.
In total, there are 45,654 VMware ESXi servers reaching End of Life as of today.
In summary, right now, only about one out of four ESXi servers are still supported and will continue to receive regular security updates until April 02, 2025.
More recently, Mandiant discovered that hackers found a new method to establish persistence on VMware ESXi hypervisors that lets them control the server and hosted VMs without being detected.